Lone Tree senior talks nicknames and coaching ambitions

10:26 PM,
Jun. 24, 2013

Written by

Nick Fetty
| Iowa City Press-Citizen

Meatloaf probably invokes images of a delicious home-cooked dinner or the famous 1970s rock band, but for one Lone Tree senior, meatloaf has a different meaning. To him it's his nickname.

"I earned it from one of my coaches," Jordan Quigley said. "A couple years ago I had a bit of a gut and he said it looked like a pan of meatloaf."

Quigley - who also goes by the nickname Quigs - said he has numerous nicknames, but meatloaf and Quigs are two that stand out to him. The Lone Tree outfielder is optimistic that despite a slow start this season, the team can still make it to state. ...